My Favorite Meatloaf

This meatloaf is so good.  Serve with mac & cheese and a salad.  Ummm . . .

Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Crowd Pleaser – Especially for Meat Lovers!

½ cup packed brown sugar                             1 ½ tsp. salt

½ cup ketchup                                             ¼ tsp. pepper

1 ½ lbs. Lean ground beef                              1 small onion, chopped

¾ cup milk                                                   ¼ tsp. ground ginger

2 eggs                                                         ¾ cup finely crushed saltine cracker

   Crumbs or bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350°.  Lightly grease a 5 X 9” loaf pan (or equivalent).  Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the ketchup over the sugar.  In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf.  Place on top of the ketchup.  Bake in oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.  Note:  If you fail to read instructions first and just mix all the ingredients – that is good too!